Title

Author(s)

Document Type

Book Chapter

Date of this Version

2008

Publication Source

Employment Relationships: New Models of White Collar Work

Start Page

142

Last Page

178

DOI

10.1017/CBO9780511611544.006

Abstract

There are many facets to the typical employment relationship. At its very simplest, employment involves the exchange of labor for compensation. Nevertheless, employment relationships also involve control of the worker by the firm, the acquisition of skills through experience and training, learning about each others’ qualities and intentions, and career progression as the worker moves from role to role within the organization. In addition, employment usually imposes a variety of specific legal obligations on both employer and employee. Traditionally, these obligations have been combined into a single relationship between worker and firm.